CVE-2015-5944 Memory corruption in n/a

What is CVE-2015-5944?

CVE-2015-5944 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Apple Mac Os X, published on 23 Oct 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

CoreText in Apple OS X before 10.11.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted font file.

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-5944?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Apple Mac Os X.

How do I fix CVE-2015-5944?

No fix has been published for CVE-2015-5944 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2015-5944 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-5944 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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